UConn's Not Alone: Nine Teams Banned From Postseason

March 18, 2013

Husky fans are out of luck this year, as the UConn men's basketball team failed to make the NCAA Tournament—not for athletic, but for academic reasons. In fall 2011, the organization announced academic standards teams must meet in order to be eligible for the postseason play. As a result, nine men's basketball teams were banned from the tournament this year, more than all sports combined last year.

"This is not a penalty—it's our expectation," said NCAA President Mark Emmert, when he announced the bans. "Just as a team needs a winning record to make the playoffs or the tournament, they need a winning record in the classroom as well."